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Specifications
Eala Bhan is a 50-ton traditional wooden herring drifter built Larch on
Oak by Richard Irvin & Sons of Peterhead in 1961. She has been
converted into a comfortable Gaff ketch Motor sailer. She has an Oak keel with a
steel band for protection. Her Galvanised Steel keel bolts were last inspected
July 2006. Her superstructure is a Steel framework and GRP sheathed marine
ply.
Approximate Dimensions
| Length Overall |
83ft |
25.3m |
| Length on Deck |
67ft |
20.42m |
| Waterline Length |
65ft |
19.81m |
| Beam |
19ft 6ins |
5.94m |
| Draft |
9ft |
2.74m |
| Displacement |
50+ tons |
Rig, Sails and Spars
 | Spruce spars |
| Galvanised iron standing rigging (1999) |
| Ketch, Dandy, rig |
| Mainsail - very good condition |
| Mizzen - very good condition |
| Staysail - very good condition |
| Storm Jib - very good condition |
| Light weather jib - a bit tired but serviceable |
| All sails by James Lawrence Sailmakers, Brightlingsea |
Deck Equipment
| Bower anchor 50kg on 50m 1/2 in chain |
| Kedge anchor 25kg on 25m 3/8in chain |
| Electric and manual anchor winches |
| Azimuth steering compass |
| Heavy duty PVC Boom tent |
| Deck brush and bucket |
| Boat hook |
| Whisker pole |
| fenders |
| warps |
| Ensign and staff (Saltire) |
| Anchor ball |
| Motor sailing cone |
| Anchor light |
General Equipment
| Gas Cooker with 4 hobs and two ovens |
| Gas locker drains overboard |
| 2 x cool boxes |
| Mains Refrigerator |
| Mains freezer |
| Pots pans and cutlery included |
| Pressurised hot and cold water |
| 2 x heads with showers |
| Clock |
| Barometer |
Engine
| Gardner 8L3B 200hp diesel engine. |
| drives a 54inch 4-blade bronze prop. via a 4inch dia. bronze
shaft |
| Fuel consumption is around 5 gallons per hour at 6.5 knots |
| Diesel powered full central heating |
| 5KVA Diesel generator. |
Tankage
| Diesel 2 x 600 gallon steel - inspected every 4 years |
| Water 250 gallons steel + cement wash |
| Holding tank 60 gallons |
Electrics / Electronics
| 6 x 8Volt Engine start battery bank |
| 6 x 12 Volt Domestic battery bank |
| Shore power installation |
| Battery charger |
| Radio Cassette /dvd player |
| Echo sounder |
| Wind speed / direction indicator |
| 2 x Fixed VHF Radio telephones |
| Hand held VHF Radio telephone |
| Navigation lights |
| Inrterior lights |
| Simrad chart plotter |
| Navtex |
| Radar |
Safety Gear
 
| 6 x lifebelts (4 with floating lights) |
| 2 x safety harnesses |
| Boarding ladder |
| 8 x Fire Extinguishers (2006) |
| Fire blanket |
| Flares |
| First aid kit |
| Life raft (on hire) |
Shore Gear
| 6 man inflatable dinghy |
| 15hp Mariner outboard |
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